tattling Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
prate; chatter; tattle; piffle; gabble; blab; gibber; clack; tittle-tattle; prattle; maunder; palaver; blabber; twaddle.
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verb divulge confidential information or secrets
let the cat out of the bag; peach; babble; spill the beans; babble out; tattle; blab out; sing; blab; talk.
- Be careful--his secretary talks
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adjective satellite prone to communicate confidential information
talebearing; leaky; blabbermouthed.
WordNet
Tat"tling adjective
Definitions
Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales. --Tat"tling*ly , adv.